On Government

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These pioneering writings on the mechanics, tactics, and strategies of government were devised by the Roman Republic’s most enlightened thinker.

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Introduction1. Against Verres (II, 5): How Not to Govern a Province2. For Murena: When to Sacrifice a Principle3. For Balbus: The Admission of Foreigners to Citizenship4. On the State (III): The Ideal Form of Government (V, VI): The Good Statesman5. On Laws (III): How to Run the Ideal Government6. The Brutus: The Importance of Oratory7. The Philippics (IV, V, X): Against Rule by One ManAppendix I: Some of the Arguments used in For BalbusAppendix II: Minor Orators Mentioned in the BrutusMapsThe Roman Empire in 51 B.C.ItalySicilyEastern EuropeThe EastWestern Europe and North AfricaPlan of Rome